No. 10 Stanford runs home win streak against Arizona to 15
Later, Samuelson found her touch again and hit four 3-pointers to score 15 points and Hall of Famer VanDerveer moved within four victories of No. 1,000 for her career as the 10th-ranked Cardinal beat Arizona 73-46 on Friday night.
VanDerveeer is closing in on joining the late Pat Summitt as the only NCAA women's coaches with 1,000 career wins.
Brittany McPhee contributed 13 points, six rebounds and two blocked shots and Erica McCall also scored 13 in Stanford's 15th straight win against Arizona at Maples Pavilion.
Wildcats leading scorer LaBrittney Jones, averaging 15.7 coming into the weekend, had 11 points on 5-for-12 shooting but her team was overmatched by VanDerveer's deep team from the opening tip.
The Cardinal made 10 of their first 12 shots with three 3-pointers and jumped to a 24-6 advantage in a hurry against the cold-shooting Wildcats, who began 5 of 19 and missed their initial five tries from long range before JaLea Bennett connected 1:38 before halftime.
Arizona's six-point first quarter matched its second-lowest period of the season behind a five-point second quarter against the Cardinal on Jan. 1 in Tucson.
Freshman guard Anna Wilson, sister of Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson, didn't feel well and sat out.